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Rancho Alamitos High

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Rancho Alamitos High ranks 608 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 72% of California high schools

Summary

Rancho Alamitos High is a public high school located in Garden Grove, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,520 students. The school is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 403 out of 1,543 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rancho Alamitos High consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts/Literacy and Science proficiency, but lags behind the district and state averages in Mathematics proficiency. The school's four-year graduation rate of 86.4% is slightly lower than the district average of 93.1%, and its dropout rate of 8.9% is higher than the district's rate of 5.5%. Additionally, Rancho Alamitos High has a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4%, which is significantly higher than the district average of 14.5%.

Compared to its nearby counterpart, Pacifica High, which is also part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, Rancho Alamitos High's performance is generally lower. However, the school performs better than some of the other nearby schools in the Anaheim Union High School District, such as Gilbert High (Continuation), Loara High, and Savanna High, which have lower test scores and rankings.

1,439

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,177

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11351 Dale St.
Garden Grove, CA 92841-1598

(714) 663-6415

District: Garden Grove Unified

Feeder schools for Rancho Alamitos High:

Elementary:	Bryant Elementary
	Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary
	Faylane Elementary
	Gilbert Elementary
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	Louis G. Zeyen Elementary
	Stanford Elementary
Middle:	Alamitos Intermediate
	Louis Lake Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.9%

Asian:

30.4%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg53%

California avg41%

608^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8High Schools in the Garden Grove Unified

403^rd of 1,543Garden Grove Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	608 of 2162	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	541 of 2159	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	793 of 2170	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	741 of 2123	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	421 of 1290	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	486 of 2133	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	586 of 2017	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	561 of 2021	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	70.3	551 of 2039	73.0%	★★★★☆
2015	67.8	593 of 1994	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	53.8	683 of 2426	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	52.3	731 of 2354	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.5	750 of 2367	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.2	727 of 2281	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.1	683 of 2238	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	585 of 2117	72.4%	★★★★☆
2007	58.4	489 of 2063	76.3%	★★★★☆
2006	57.1	527 of 1968	73.2%	★★★★☆
2005	54.9	504 of 1901	73.5%	★★★★☆
2004	65.8	251 of 1653	84.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	290 of 585	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	258 of 573	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	369 of 591	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	370 of 581	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	328 of 582	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	372 of 581	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.9	458 of 1161	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	391 of 555	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.9	252 of 1117	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	564 of 1052	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	568 of 1085	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.3	134 of 1064	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	266 of 1044	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	50 of 467	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	57 of 941	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	108 of 938	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	645 of 1906	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	498 of 1915	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	706 of 1915	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	805 of 1858	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	386 of 1054	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	393 of 1833	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	614 of 1760	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	892 of 1900	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	696 of 1902	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	1013 of 1917	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	921 of 1861	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	714 of 1814	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	669 of 1742	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	287 of 410	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.9	57 of 328	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	47 of 299	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	57 of 290	80.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	454 of 2013	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	395 of 2026	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	480 of 2030	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	483 of 1943	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	272 of 1126	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	250 of 1937	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	401 of 1862	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	514 of 1942	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	530 of 1948	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	774 of 1963	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	609 of 1916	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	401 of 1122	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	541 of 1880	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	524 of 1834	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1135 of 1252	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	830 of 1216	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	772 of 1197	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	232 of 1155	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	35.1	796 of 1173	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1085 of 1193	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	637 of 1204	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.1	197 of 1222	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	623 of 1173	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile-27 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rancho Alamitos High	Public	9-12	11351 Dale St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6415	1,439	74	19.5	86.6%	53 (3.7%)	8 (0.6%)	905 (62.9%)	437 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	23 (1.6%)	69.6	608^th of 2162 public high schools	71.9%		71.7	541^st of 2159 public high schools	74.9%	67		35.8	36.4	35.8			63.7	63.7			32.8	32.8	$21,177	$2,557	$18,620
Marie L. Hare High	Public	7-12	12012 Magnolia St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6508	218	16	13.8	91.7%	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (82.6%)	21 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	13	1880^th of 2162 public high schools	13.0%		11.5	1973^rd of 2159 public high schools	8.6%	93		7.3	0.0	6.5			18.0	18.0			2.5	2.5	$19,382	$1,333	$18,049
Magnolia High	Public	9-12	2450 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4221	1,608	74	21.6	90.7%	79 (4.9%)	26 (1.6%)	1,182 (73.5%)	273 (17.0%)	8 (0.5%)	15 (0.9%)	23 (1.4%)	51.6	1003^rd of 2162 public high schools	53.6%		51.4	974^th of 2159 public high schools	54.9%	29		27.7	0.0	26.8			53.6	53.6			22.3	22.3	$19,622	$1,549	$18,073
Cambridge Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	830 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 999-7757	195	10	19.1	77.9%	42 (21.5%)	10 (5.1%)	112 (57.4%)	26 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	83.7	343^rd of 2162 public high schools	84.1%		97.2	66^th of 2159 public high schools	96.9%	277	23.8	49.0		36.6	55.6	38.1	71.4	55.9	48.2	21.4	40.8	35.6	$22,424	$371	$22,053
Pacifica High	Public	9-12	6851 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6515	1,634	74	22.1	51.2%	427 (26.1%)	16 (1.0%)	590 (36.1%)	495 (30.3%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	93 (5.7%)	88.7	224^th of 2162 public high schools	89.6%		90	228^th of 2159 public high schools	89.4%	4		46.2		45.8			77.4	77.4			54.4	54.4	$20,918	$2,486	$18,432
Western High	Public	9-12	501 South Western Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4040	1,446	66	21.8	89.9%	109 (7.5%)	43 (3.0%)	1,105 (76.4%)	143 (9.9%)	8 (0.6%)	6 (0.4%)	31 (2.1%)	39.4	1278^th of 2162 public high schools	40.9%		48.3	1049^th of 2159 public high schools	51.4%	229		22.7	18.2	22.6			44.1	44.1			16.0	16.0	$19,678	$1,274	$18,404
Gilbert High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1800 Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3738	543	47	11.4	88.2%	21 (3.9%)	13 (2.4%)	487 (89.7%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	10.8	1976^th of 2162 public high schools	8.6%		10.4	2047^th of 2159 public high schools	5.2%	71		2.1	8.1	3.8			8.0	8.0			1.9	1.9	$28,355	$1,589	$26,766
Loara High	Public	9-12	1765 West Cerritos Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3677	1,539	71	21.7	92.4%	63 (4.1%)	15 (1.0%)	1,260 (81.9%)	159 (10.3%)	18 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.4%)	27.4	1542^nd of 2162 public high schools	28.7%		32.7	1432^nd of 2159 public high schools	33.7%	110		17.8		17.7			36.1	36.1			7.8	7.8	$20,265	$1,367	$18,898
Polaris High	Public	7-12	1800 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-3077	623	30	20.6	88.0%	64 (10.3%)	14 (2.2%)	501 (80.4%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	15.6	1785^th of 2162 public high schools	17.4%		26.6	1563^rd of 2159 public high schools	27.6%	222		7.4	0.0	6.2			19.5	19.8			7.8	7.7	$12,859	$462	$12,397
Savanna High	Public	9-12	301 North Gilbert St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4262	1,466	65	22.4	89.6%	61 (4.2%)	35 (2.4%)	1,215 (82.9%)	120 (8.2%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)	37.8	1314^th of 2162 public high schools	39.2%		38.7	1276^th of 2159 public high schools	40.9%	38		22.8	26.3	23.0			44.3	44.3			12.4	12.4	$18,986	$1,296	$17,690

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Alamitos High

What schools feed into Rancho Alamitos High?

Rancho Alamitos High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bryant Elementary
Elementary : Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary
Elementary : Faylane Elementary
Elementary : Gilbert Elementary
Elementary : Louis G. Zeyen Elementary
Elementary : Stanford Elementary
Middle : Alamitos Intermediate
Middle : Louis Lake Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Alamitos High?

Students at Rancho Alamitos High are 63% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Rancho Alamitos High in?

Garden Grove Unified

How many students attend Rancho Alamitos High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,439 students attended Rancho Alamitos High.

Is Rancho Alamitos High a good school?

Rancho Alamitos High ranks 608^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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